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Chabner, Language of Medicine 7th ed Chapter 2 Section VI

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position/direction
relationship
anterior (ventral)   front side of the body  
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posterior (dorsal)   the back side of the body  
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deep   away from the surface  
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superficial   on the surface  
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proximal   near the point of attachment to the trunk, or near the beginning of a structure  
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distal   far from the point of attachment to the trunk, or far from the beginning of a structure  
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inferior   below another structure  
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superior   above another structure  
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medial   pertaining to the middle or nearer the medial plane of the body  
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lateral   pertaining to the side  
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supine   lying on the back  
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prone   lying on the belly  
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frontal (coronal) plane   vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior & posterior portions  
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sagittal (lateral) plane   lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right & left sides  
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transverse (cross-sectional, or axial) plane   plane running across the body parallel to the ground, dividing the body or structure into upper & lower portions.  
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